San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-02
EDITORIAL BREVITIEs.

hOnE WHO Dhuh on lnelT ChUnbu SAL
mon, will miss their luxury this season.
The usual Columbia river run for April,
May and June was failure, and the sal
mon can lies empty in the Oregon can
ming factories.
The church press makes some very
vigorous thrusts at the unchristliness Of
church methods which II made from an
outside source would drown upon the
head OF the unSanCtiiied critic the
Rnathema maranatha of the faithful.
The Boston Pilot has a criticism OF this
kind which hurts and Ii fires its broad
side right into the heart of the Sunday
campmeeting train.
PROF. HENRY MORTON, of the Stevens
institute Of technology, has been over
hauling the electric lights and testing
their Illuminating power. He finds that
the New \ Ork lights rated at 2OOO candle
power, actually have about 800, and con-
cludes that the expression, 2OOO candle
power, is only technical expression TO
designate light OF from 800 TO 1000
candle power.
PUBLIC baths are not an American in
stitutiOn TO any alarming extent. There
are only about fOrty-five 10 the United
States and of these New York and BOs-
nor st. Louis have any public baths, and
Cleveland is the most westerly city that
has such an institution. Less than
twenty-five per cent OF the residences in
the principal cities of the Union have
any bRth-tubs, and in many OF the
smaller towns and villages, they are
practically an unknown luxury.
Preparations are going rapidly for
ward fDF the National E1ifOrIal aEanpin.
ton which meets in Denver, September
9th. Major +. A. Burke, OF the Times
Democrat, New Orleans has been desig-
mated one of the essayists of the Occa-
sion, with privilege OF selecting his own
theme. The Louisiana State Press asso-
citation has, through its president select
ed twenty-seven members TO represent IL
at Denver. Thi~ delegation will take
its own sweetmen as the sugar Plant
or" and the Sugar Bowl" are among
the journals having edi Orisl representa-
tIOn. What steps Ia the Texas Press as
ISOLATION taking, il any?
The Masonic order in the state OF Mis-
souri, had az undOubted right II they
they saw fit to debar saloon keepers
from membership in the future. The
order IL purely secret one and OF be-
nevOlent intent, and can of course re-
strict its membership as seems unto 1t
good. In DISTINGUISHING and dismissiDg
those who are already members the or
der has exceeded its just and legal pow
ers. The movement is but one phase of
the prejudiced and fanstical feeling ut
present existing in this country. The
Masonic body as a whole will have
something to say on this subject yet.
The republican situation for 1888 re-
mains undeVelOped. Ohio is solid for
Sherman, but as between Blaine and
Sherman there is no choice among the
black sheep OF the party who have
strayed into the democratic fold, and
outside of them Blaine is much the
stronger man. He is, however, a true re-
publican and will yield his own personal
wishes to what he believes will be for
the good OF the party, and that means
the interest of the nation. II, on looking
over the situation, Mr.. Blaine sees any
other man who will be stronger with the
people than he is himself, that man will
be nominated. Mr.. Blaine is too large a
man and too far seeing man TO play
the Roscoe roll of dog in the manger
The very first concern Of James G.
Blaine will be to retire the democratic |
party from power, and he is more anx-
dent. Put it there.
IT is q cOnsum9tiOn most deVOutly to |
be wished that the present treasury de- |
Dartment would know its own mind for |
Two consecutive decisions on the matter |
IF imported stock for breeding purposes. |
The whole matter is and has been mud. |
lied along our Mexican border. Along |
he Canada border it is no better, and |
seizures are constantly made OF impOrta-
ions made in good faith and under past
'Ulings which merely subject importers |
20 loss and veXatiOus suits at law under |
/ reversal Of that ruling. Not long since. |
by ruling at Detroit the importation |
or sale OF blOOded stations for breeding |
purposes was decided subject TO duty |
md animals so imported without being |
listed for duty were seized. The treasury |
department. now rules that high grade |
imported TO be sold for breeding |
purposes are entitled to free entry. When |
his decision will, in turn, be received, |
md some poor devil OF stock importer |
rave his entries seized for complying |
With the law as now enunCiated, has not |
yet been determined.
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